Nikolaos Sifounakis

Nikolaos Sifounakis was born in Rethymno, Crete in 1949. He is a Greek politician and Architect .

Political Career

He was elected MP (PASOK) for Lesvos in the general elections of 1989 (June and November), 1990 and 1993, 1996, 2000, 2007 and 2009.

Education Career

He is a graduate of the Architectural School of Genova (specialisation in the reconstruction of buildings and monuments). He speaks Italian and French.

Notable Work

He is Minister for the Aegean from 13-04-2000 to 10-03-2004. He was Deputy Minister for Culture, 08-07-1994 to 23-06-1995; and Minister for Tourism from 23-06-1995 to 15-09-1995 and 15-09-1995 to 22-01-1996. He joined the Greek Resistance organisation, headed by Alekos Panagoulis, during the military dictatorship and then joined EDIN, the Centre Union Party Youth Organisation, after the fall of the dictatorship; after A. Panagoulis death, as a member of its Central Council he recommended that the organisation join PASOK. He was a lecturer in Architetura Ambientale at the Architecture Faculty of the University of Palermo, Italy. He was appointed Greek representative on the Council of Europe (Committee on Cultural Heritage) in Strasbourg in October 1981 and then Prefect of Lesvos (1983-1987), Director General of ERT1, the Greek State Radio and Television Network (1987-1989). He received an award from Europa Nostra for his contribution to the preservation of Europe’s architectural heritage. He is Author of (in Greek): The stone paved streets of Lesvos; The Industrial Buildings of Lesvos; Courtyards on the Aegean Islands and in Mainland Greece; Churches and country chapels on Limnos – their history, architecture and decoration; Imvros and Tenedos, the last Greek days; Tabled proposals, positions and political interventions.

External Links

Hellenic Parliament Webpage